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Acknowledging the Plight of Street Children Everywhere
Today is International Day for Street Children. Today, we recognize that millions of children around the world live and work on the...
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Apr 122 min read
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Exploring the city
Field trips give the children of Kimbilio the opportunity to converse, relax and explore. Last week, boys and girls living at Kimbilio's...
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Apr 51 min read
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Cholera outbreak in Lubumbashi
While the media are focused on the conflict in Eastern DR Congo, Kimbilio's home city of Lubumbashi - 1000 miles away from the conflict -...
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Mar 292 min read
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Kimbilio Appeal - Match Funding Available
Between the 25th and 28th March 2025 Global Giving will provide a match of 50% on your gift up to $50 as part of their Little by Little...
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Mar 231 min read
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A special day, so deserved, for women and girls
#InternationalWomensDay in the DR Congo is widely celebrated with women's conferences, outings and shared meals. Casual clothes give way...
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Mar 151 min read
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Congrats to the new grads of Kimbilio's Young Mums program
Five young mothers have put in the hard work to attain better futures for themselves and their children. We extend hearty...
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Mar 72 min read
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Child miners
Learn about artisanal mining and child labour in the mines in the DR Congo.
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Mar 21 min read
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There's nothing better than a great teacher
There is a Japanese proverb that says, "Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher." Case in point:...
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Feb 212 min read
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A message from Ian Harvey
Following is a message from Ian Harvey, the founder of Kimbilio and Director of Congo Children Trust: We are concerned by the unfolding...
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Feb 161 min read
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Making a difference: our UK-based volunteer sewers
If you've been to events at which we've tabled in England, or shopped on our Etsy site, you are no doubt familiar with the delightful...
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Feb 71 min read
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Keeping our students safe
Kimbilio's school, opened in 2021, now serves more than 300 children. Its students include children residing at Kimbilio's homes as well...
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Feb 12 min read
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Success, one child at a time
Kimbilio takes a holistic approach to helping street children. Street children in many countries find themselves on the streets for a...
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Jan 252 min read
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Sewing for the win
Two new cohorts of women are embarking on their studies at Kimbilio's sewing schools. A key focus area for Kimbilio is supporting...
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Jan 182 min read
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Care in the Community
In a recent post we wrote about the more serious medical needs of the Kimbilio children, which are often cared for at the Butterfly...
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Jan 112 min read
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The Global Language of Play
In many of our blog posts we try to bring to life some of the challenges that street children in the DRC face. One of the pieces of...
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Jan 42 min read
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With gratitude to AFEEL
AFEEL is the Academy For English Education in Lubumbashi. It is an international, English language school for children from preschool to...
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Dec 28, 20242 min read
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Joyeux Noël | Krismasi Njema
The children at the Kimbilio Mapendo School celebrated the end of the first term and the upcoming Christmas holiday this past week. They...
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Dec 21, 20241 min read
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Meeting the medical needs of street children
When the Kimbilio Day Centre welcomes children off the streets, there are numerous cases of their needing varying degrees of medical care....
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Dec 13, 20241 min read
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Celebration of Arbor Day
Around the world, Arbor Day is a secular day of observance on which the world plants trees. It is a day to celebrate trees and honor the...
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Dec 7, 20241 min read
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Building from scratch
Kimbilio has a strong track record in building construction. Led by longtime team member Papa David Kunda, brick-based building...
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Nov 30, 20241 min read
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